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Letter from the inside: a conventional farmer’s daughter on the need for a new agriculture
Title
Letter from the inside: a conventional farmer’s daughter on the need for a new agriculture.
Creator
Anderson, Stephanie, Schmitt, Kate, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
In “Letters from the Inside,” Stephanie Anderson presents a vision for sustainable, regenerative agriculture from the perspective of someone born and raised on a conventional cattle ranch. From Florida to New Mexico to the Dakotas, she traces the stories of farmers and ranchers who are already creating such an agriculture. She argues that producers, in tandem with consumers and government, hold the power to change what is currently an environmentally and socially destructive food system.
Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004342, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004342
Subject Headings
Agriculture--Environmental aspects, Agriculture--Economic aspects, Agriculture--Social aspects, Alternative agriculture, Sustainable agriculture, Climate change mitigation
Format
Document (PDF)
Contested spaces: NTFPS, livelihoods, and conservation planning
Title
Contested spaces: NTFPS, livelihoods, and conservation planning.
Creator
Mitchell, Christine M., Esnard, Ann-Margaret, Ivy, Russell L., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description
This research examines tensions between Latino/a farmworkers, who rely on the seasonal harvest of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens [W. Bartram] Small) berries for increased livelihood security, and conservationists and land-managers who view harvesting as detrimental for wildlife. Informal harvesting occurs on public and private lands, sometimes without permission. Berries, though ubiquitous on the landscape, have become a contested resource. The rapid conversion of rural wildlife habitat into...
Show moreThis research examines tensions between Latino/a farmworkers, who rely on the seasonal harvest of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens [W. Bartram] Small) berries for increased livelihood security, and conservationists and land-managers who view harvesting as detrimental for wildlife. Informal harvesting occurs on public and private lands, sometimes without permission. Berries, though ubiquitous on the landscape, have become a contested resource. The rapid conversion of rural wildlife habitat into suburban development has increased State urgency to bring natural areas into protection along the Florida Ecological Greenways Network. Habitat infringement and associated pressures on wildlife by development has led to the promotion of the state-wide Florida Wildlife Corridor, based on the FEGN. This corridor would connect isolated Florida black bear (Ursus americanus floridanus) populations and Florida panthers (Puma concolor coryi) with other populations. The scale of the commercial berry industry is unknown, but is estimated at millions of pounds annually. State and wildlife conservationists are increasingly concerned with the perceived scale of the harvest and its possible associated effects on wildlife, particularly Florida black bears.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004308, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004308
Subject Headings
Agriculture -- Economic aspects, Agriculture -- Environmental aspects, Biodiversity conservation, Land use -- Environmental aspects, Land use -- Planning, Non timber forest products -- Government policy, Non timber forest products -- Management, Wildlife management
Format
Document (PDF)
Water tables and drainage uniformity in the Everglades Agricultural Area
Title
Water tables and drainage uniformity in the Everglades Agricultural Area.
Creator
Garcia, Raymond Michael., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D.
Abstract/Description
Drainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from...
Show moreDrainage waters leaving the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) have been implicated as having adverse effects on the receiving Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and Everglades National Park (ENP). The objectives were to quantify and describe the rainfall and drainage events, characterize their effects on the water table system, and determine any relationships between the open channel drainage system and the field water tables on farms in the EAA. Water table rise in the soil profile from rainfall averaged a ratio of 10.6:1. Traditional expectations of field drainage behavior to channel gradients were not apparent. Field observation well drainage rates showed no direct relationships to distances across the farm or to the main station pumping rate. Due to the similar field water table responses under varying drainage scenarios, the organic soil, open channels, and the underlying geology were determined to function as an integrated system with respect to the movement of water.
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Date Issued
2000
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12680
Subject Headings
Water table--Florida--Everglades, Drainage--Florida--Everglades, Agriculture--Environmental aspects--Florida--Everglades
Format
Document (PDF)
How regulation fuels consumption of ethanol
Title
How regulation fuels consumption of ethanol: a spatial analysis of pro-ethanol policies in the USA.
Creator
Boyle, Austin, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description
The use of ethanol as a liquid fuel for automobiles began on a large scale in 1978. Since then, it has grown with the help of national subsidies for producers coupled with statewide incentives for producers and consumers. The market for ethanol more than doubled between 2001 and 2005, with even faster growth projected in the near future. Regulation has played more of a role on the recent rapid expansion of the market than natural market forces. This thesis surveys a brief history of ethanol...
Show moreThe use of ethanol as a liquid fuel for automobiles began on a large scale in 1978. Since then, it has grown with the help of national subsidies for producers coupled with statewide incentives for producers and consumers. The market for ethanol more than doubled between 2001 and 2005, with even faster growth projected in the near future. Regulation has played more of a role on the recent rapid expansion of the market than natural market forces. This thesis surveys a brief history of ethanol fuel usage and regulatory action in the United States and provides a few econometric models of production and consumption. Public policy creates a high level of demand for ethanol without consumer preferences changing much. This model could be used to assess the likely effects on the ethanol market of an MTBE ban in states that currently allow its use as an oxygenate.
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Date Issued
2006
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/11592
Subject Headings
Motor vehicles, Fuel consumption, Alcohol as a fuel, Gasoline, Additives, Environmental aspects, Agriculture and energy
Format
Document (PDF)